BENGALURU: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Friday that so far 10 people who have come to the state from the UK have tested positive for Covid-19 and their samples have been sent for genetic sequencing to find out if it is. of a new strain of the virus. …
Read More »UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus, creates panic after taking AP train
The woman is now in quarantine and test results are awaited to confirm whether she is infected with the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 found in the UK. A 47-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh, who tested positive for the coronavirus in Delhi after arriving from the UK, has caused panic among …
Read More »Karnataka government withdraws night curfew order
The Karnataka government withdrew the night curfew order on Thursday, hours before its scheduled implementation date. In a statement, Prime Minister BS Yediyurappa’s office said the decision was made after public comment. “In view of public opinion that the night curfew was not necessary, the decision was reviewed and after …
Read More »Karnataka lifts night curfew the day after announcing it
Bangalore: Karnataka withdrew a nightly curfew order, imposed a day earlier amid concerns about a rapidly spreading, mutated strain of coronavirus hours before it went into effect. The recall also comes shortly after the state police issued SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for the curfew period. The curfew required restrictions on …
Read More »In a U-turn, the Karnataka government withdraws the night curfew order
Although the night curfew has been lifted, restrictions on Christmas and New Year celebrations will continue to apply. In a major U-turn, the Karnataka government announced Thursday that it is withdrawing an order issued Wednesday imposing a night curfew in the state from December 24 to January 2. In a …
Read More »Staggered Classes, Teachers to Get COVID-19 Exam: Guidelines for Karnataka Government Schools
Parents will have the option of sending students to school. The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a new set of guidelines to restart schools for classes 10 and 12. Guidelines to restart the Vidyagama scheme for classes 6 to 9 were also published. According to the guidelines, the school for …
Read More »Three AgriGold Group Promoters Arrested For ED In Rs 6,380 Cr Scam
All three defendants had cases filed against them in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for allegedly defrauding investors of 32 lakh. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested three promoters of the AgriGold Group of companies on Wednesday, who were charged with money laundering and operating a Ponzi scheme, allegedly misleading …
Read More »Karnataka HC asks the police to clean the road for a week for not doing their duty
A petition was filed in the Superior Court after the police officer failed to comply with the procedure. The Karnataka High Court ordered a Kalaburagi district police officer to clear the road in front of his police station for a week for failing to address a complaint from a mother …
Read More »Mandatory institutional quarantine for UK returnees testing positive in Karnataka
Karnataka’s Health Department said it had screened all travelers who came to the state from the UK on December 20 and 21 and their test results are awaited. The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for returnees from the UK, requiring RT-PCR testing at airports …
Read More »Nighttime curfew in Karnataka from December 24: New Years Eve in bars and wrecks, interstate travel allowed
The nightly curfew will be in effect between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. from December 24, 2020 to January 2, 2021. The nightly curfew, which was previously announced by Karnataka’s Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday morning as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, will be implemented from December …
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